Lot 2020
St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, mostly large margins, crisp impression on deep green paper, cancelled by two pen strokes on bluish 1846 folded letter to Columbia, Md., red "St. Louis Mo Aug 18" cds with matching "PAID" handstamp, 1846 docketing on reverse, neat docketing at lower left, Very Fine.
Scott $13,500
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF A SINGLE FRANKING PAYING THE 5¢ RATE FOR DISTANCES UNDER 300 MILES.
Expertization: 1982 & 1999 P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Hill
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